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Hemidrachm of Kyrene with head of Athena, struck under Polianthes
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
375–308 B.C.
Mint: Cyrenaica, Kyrene
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 12 mm. Weight: 2.15 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1217
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1331.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Athena in crested Corinthian helmet to right.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Three silphion plants radiating from dot in center.
Inscription in Greek around.
Inscription in Greek at right.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Three silphion plants radiating from dot in center.
Inscription in Greek around.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1354); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren